2026 elections · California

California U.S. House, district 45

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Likely D (Cook: Likely D; Sabato: Likely D; Inside Elections: Likely D; DDHQ: Likely D; The Economist: Likely D). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat Incumbent

Derek Tran

Raised
$4,981,277
From individuals
$3,582,678
From PACs and other committees
$1,072,521
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$3,257,398
Debts
$25,000

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $1,578,318 to support and $5,642 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 6, 2026.

PAC and committee money

336 committees reported giving $1,131,818 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $12K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $9K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $7K
  • Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $2K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Republican

Chuong V. Vo

Raised
$843,992
From individuals
$793,032
From PACs and other committees
$39,999
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$295,807
Debts
$62,867

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

4 committees reported giving $20,000 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Money in this race (FEC)
Derek TranDemocrat$4,981,277$3,257,398$1,578,318$5,642
Chuong V. VoRepublican$843,992$295,807$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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